Bangladeshis stand by the coast of the Bay of Bengal in Chittagong.Cyclone Mora has hit Bangladesh, lashing the country’s south-eastern coast with heavy rain and winds. (AP)

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Bangladeshi villagers take refuge in a cyclone shelter following an evacuation by authorities in the coastal villages of the Cox's Bazar district as Cyclone 'Mora' gradually approaches. (AFP)

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Bangladesh has evacuated nearly 300,000 people as Cyclone Mora barrelled towards its southeastern coast at speeds of more than 85 kilometres (53 miles) per hour, officials said (AFP)

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Bangladesh’s meteorological department had previously warned that low-lying areas of Cox’s Bazar, Chittagong and many other coastal districts were “likely to be inundated” by a storm surge of 1.2m-1.5m (4-5 feet) above normal levels. (AP)

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Bangladeshi villagers evacuate to cyclone shelters in coastal villages in the Cox's Bazar district. Hundreds of thousands of people had been evacuated to cyclone shelters, schools and government offices on late Monday. (AFP)

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Bangladeshi villagers gather in a cyclone shelter. Parts of India and Myanmar are also expected to be affected. It comes after heavy rains in Sri Lanka caused floods and landslides that killed at least 180 people. (AFP)